Effects of Taping on the Proprioceptive System

NCT ID: NCT05120479

Last Updated: 2022-11-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-31

Brief Summary

Kinesiotape (KT) is a widely used technique, although the scientific evidence on its effectiveness is limited and conflicting. KT has not yet been scientifically proven to have an effect on proprioception and a possible placebo effect of this technique cannot be ruled out. The main objective of this experimental study is to evaluate the effect of the application of KT in the anterior side of the forearm on the force sense and the positional sense compared to a placebo intervention in healthy subjects. A randomized, single-blind, crossover clinical trial will be carried out, where each subject will undergo three situations in their dominant forearm: no intervention, intervention using sham tape and intervention using KT. In the present design, in a randomized manner, all subjects go through the 3 conditions on different days: KT, sham tape, and no intervention. Measurements will be made before and after the intervention and proprioception will be measured using the variables of sense of force (with a dynamometer) and joint position (with a goniometer). The main intervention will be the application of a KT strip on the anterior face of the forearm and a sham tape of another material following the same procedure. The study population will be made up of healthy students from the university community of the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Vigo.

The main objective of this experimental study is to evaluate the effect of the application of kinesiotape (KT) in the anterior side of the forearm on the force sense and the joint positional sense of the wrist compared to a placebo/sham intervention in healthy subjects.

Study hypothesis: the application of KT on the anterior side of the forearm produces better results in the force sense evaluated by a grip dynamometry and on the joint position sense of the wrist compared to a sham intervention or not intervention.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental arm

The intervention will be the application of a Kinesiotape (KT) strip on the anterior side of the forearm.

The day of the intervention will proceed as follows:

• Warm-up: The total warm-up time will be 5 minutes. After warm-up, a 1 minute rest will be carried out.
• Skin cleansing with 96% alcohol.
• Kinesiotape (KT): KT will be placed without any extra tension (in the scientific literature it is called "paper off tension").

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotape

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Kinesiotape (KT): KT will be placed without any extra tension (in the scientific literature it is called "paper off tension"). The measure determined in the measurement with a tape measure is cut. The anchor of the KT is placed on the medial epicondyle with the body segments in a neutral position (anchor length: 5 cm). Placement of the active zone of the bandage with the flexor muscles of the fingers in elongation. Origin-insertion placement. Distal anchor in neutral position. Material: Kinesiotape: Kinesiology Tape TEMTEX ® Beige (Towatek Korea Co .; South Korea).

Control arm

The intervention will be the application of a tape strip on the anterior side of the forearm. Sham tape appears to be kinesiotape but is an inelastic tape.

The day of the intervention will proceed as follows:

• Warm-up: The total warm-up time will be 5 minutes. After warm-up, a 1 minute rest will be carried out.
• Skin cleansing with 96% alcohol.
• Sham tape: exactly the same procedure is followed as experimental arm, but an adhesive inelastic tape is used. Material: Omnifix elastic (Laboratorios Hartmann S.A .; Spain).

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham tape

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Sham tape: exactly the same procedure is followed as above, but an adhesive inelastic tape is used. Material: Omnifix elastic (Laboratorios Hartmann S.A .; Spain).

Interventions

Kinesiotape

Kinesiotape (KT): KT will be placed without any extra tension (in the scientific literature it is called "paper off tension"). The measure determined in the measurement with a tape measure is cut. The anchor of the KT is placed on the medial epicondyle with the body segments in a neutral position (anchor length: 5 cm). Placement of the active zone of the bandage with the flexor muscles of the fingers in elongation. Origin-insertion placement. Distal anchor in neutral position. Material: Kinesiotape: Kinesiology Tape TEMTEX ® Beige (Towatek Korea Co .; South Korea).

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Sham tape

Sham tape: exactly the same procedure is followed as above, but an adhesive inelastic tape is used. Material: Omnifix elastic (Laboratorios Hartmann S.A .; Spain).

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Kinesiology tape; Athletic tape

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The participants will be members of the University of Vigo who participate voluntarily in the study.
• Participants must be healthy subjects (men and women) of legal age (>18 years).
• All subjects must sign the informed consent prior to experimentation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Suffering from dermal disorders, fragile skin or allergy to adhesive tape.
• Excessive skin hair in the region to apply the tape.
• Have received a bandage on the upper limb (MMSS) in two weeks prior to the experimentation.
• History of orthopedic / traumatic alterations in upper limb (deformities, arthropathy, muscular injuries, fracture or tendinopathy), neurological disorders (central or peripheral), systemic disorders, circulatory disorders (edema, heart failure, thrombosis, kidney failure), hormonal disorders or surgery in upper limb in the last 6 months.
• Have done strength training in the MMSS in the 48 hours prior to the study.
• Limitation in the range of motion of the MMSS that may affect the grip strength.
• Consumption of alcoholic beverages or medications 24 hours prior to the experimentation.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Colexio Oficial de Fisioterapeutas de Galicia

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Vigo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lorenzo Antonio Justo Cousino, PhD

Physical Therapist, PhD.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Lorenzo A Justo Cousiño, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Physiotherapy Group (FS1)- Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Vigo

Locations

University of Vigo

Pontevedra, , Spain

Countries

Spain

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Other Identifiers

University of Vigo

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